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I like being left alone, unless I seek someone out. However, I got the feeling you wouldn't have left me alone unless I humored you for a moment.

[Arashi, the kitten who has taken to sleeping on his hat, wakes up just long enough to mew in protest before dozing back off.]

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[He giggles...]

More or less! Now isn't this a good opportunity? Oh, is that your new friend?

[He remembers the post about the kitten??]

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Yes, Arashi. She likes it up there.

[Don't ask.]

She's friendly enough, if you want to pet her. Most people do.

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[...]

No, thanks. I'm quite alright here then.

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What, you don't like cats?

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Something like that.

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[Maybe he should get more then--]

A shame. They're good animals. Less needy, compared to dogs, and quiet.

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[No???]

Less personable with others too, I might add.

[Hm, a bit like the Wanderer!]

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Perhaps usually. Arashi loves people for some reason, however. She just loves sitting on my hat more.

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Oh? I see! Cats are ... a tad too fluffy for me.

[Fluffy- an understatement.]

What a pleasant surprise to see you've found companionship in one, though.

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She didn't give me much of a choice, like another girl I know.

[Nahida.]

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Is that so?

[Venti winks knowingly. He hasn't learned the truth about Lesser Lord Kusanali yet. But he has his suspicions now.]

But it seems you're happy to have her.

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[He scoffs.]

I wouldn't go that far. I'm just used to her.

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[Presses x to doubt.]

Ehe, I might wonder if you're not the type to abandon others who might need you?

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She's a cat. Cats don't need people.

[Arashi wakes up enough to give Wanderer the most affronted kitty glare she can.]

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It seems she might disagree with you. Ehe.

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She's allowed to be wrong. She's a cat, after all.

[Another offended, sleeping mew.]

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[For once he agrees with a cat. Amazing.]

You're such a curious one, dear Wanderer.

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Am I? I don't try to be. Then again, I guess humans and those fond of them find it curious when someone isn't a people-pleaser.

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Oh, is that what it is?

[Venti tilts his head.]

Then what would please you besides being left on your own? Isn't there something else you want?

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Does it matter?

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Why wouldn't it matter?

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Why does it matter to you?

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Because there's nothing like the freedom one can take in revelling in the things that you pick for yourself.

[He's talking to the god of freedom here.]

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I suppose.

[Which is weird to think about, but...]

I guess I don't know yet. Will that answer satisfy you?

[It's a lie, but he's not telling Venti the truth.]